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Creating Distribution Lists Using Thunderbird
A Step by step tutorial on how to set up distribution list using Mozilla Thunderbird Email System.
Creating the List
Once you have gathered all the email address:
1. Open Address Book by either clicking the Address Book Icon 
or going to Tools – Address Book
2. You should have your address book in front of your screen now.
3. To create the distribution list, click on the New List icon. This will open Mailing List window
4. Type in the List Name, Nickname and Description of the List.
5. There are two ways to add email address into your mailing list.
- The first way is to start typing the names of your students into the Type email addresses to add them to the mailing list. When you start typing, thunderbird has the ability to recognize the name as you type.
- Another way is to drag the names from your address book to the list. Once you created the list, click ok and the list will show under your Personal Address Book. To verify that you added the names, just click on the Email List.
6. You have just created your Email List. To use it, just open your compose window and type in the name of the list.
